Obit: Landry, Mr. (? - 1972)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Landry, Krampeter

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 9/28/1972

Landry, Mr. (? - September 1972)

(The first portion of this was cut off)….as town treasurer, was a pioneer lumberjack in Clark County, emigrating from the Gaspay peninsula of Quebec province, Canada. Mrs. Landry was a native of the Lake Winnebago area.

As a youngster he attended school in Thorp, then enrolled in teacher training and taught in rural area schools before entering the University of Wisconsin. There, he received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture education in 1916 and a master’s degree in 1926.

At the University he was a member of the varsity football team, captain of the wrestling team, a member of the rowing crew, and a weight lifter, in addition to working his way through the school.

From 1916 to 1925 Mr. Landry served as principal of Gilmanton High School. It was in Gilmanton that he met his wife, the former Cleo Krampeter.

The years from 1925 to 1929 were spent in Menomonie where he held the position of superintendent of the Dunn County agricultural school. He returned to Clark County in 1929.

In 1941, the Landry’s let the county and moved to Port Wing where he was principal of the consolidated high school and also taught vocational agriculture. Upon retiring from that post, and not wanting to be idle, he served as area on-the-farm veterans’ trainer and operated a small farm.

When his health began to decline in 1962, he and his wife moved next door to the home of their son, John, in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The Landry’s were members of St. Mary’s parish while in Neillsville and Mr. Landry held a membership in the Knights of Columbus. A veteran of World War I, discharged as a second lieutenant in the infantry, he belonged to the American Legion and served as commander of the Gilmanton post.

Survivors, in addition to his wife, Cleo and son John, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., include a daughter Lenore Landry of Madison, and a brother, Harry J. Landry of Wisconsin Dells.

Funeral services for Mr. Landry were held Tuesday, September 26, at 9:30 a.m. from St. James Catholic Church in Madison, with interment made in (last portion cut off here too.)